I had been home from Iraq for almost 10 years, and I still hadn’t slept a single night.
- I would sleep for a couple of hours and wake up in cold sweats.
Seldom did I really remember the dreams, but when I did I wished I hadn’t. There were times I prayed that I could get a full night’s sleep, but I was afraid that it would just be because I couldn’t wake up for my dreams. I had been going to a psychologist for almost a year, when she recommended that I try medical marijuana. She told me that medical marijuana had been doing wonders for people who had mental trauma. She told me about the process I had to go through to receive medical marijuana and ask if it was something I would be willing to try. She knew my fears of the dreams, she seemed quite positive that if I were to try medical marijuana, I may be able to get not just a full night’s sleep, but a full night of restful and peaceful sleep. I didn’t really think that was possible, but I decided to give it a try. The first night I slept all night long, my wife was in shock. There was no flailing of arms, and she was trying to avoid being hit. There was no crying out in my sleep, and there were no nightmares to wake me up three or four times in the six hours I tried to sleep. I don’t know who was happier: my wife or myself that I had slept all night long. There are times when I have relapses but since using medical marijuana most nights I am sleeping all night long.